System and method for collision warning
First Claim
1. A method for collision warning in a host vehicle comprising:
- detecting a collision risk between the host vehicle and an other user of the road with a detection means based on input from at least one sensor which detects at least one parameter related to the other user of the road with respect to the host vehicle;
identifying possible options to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road based on input from the detection means, wherein possible options for the host vehicle to avoid a collision are identified as well as possible options for the other user of the road to avoid a collision are identified;
calculating among the identified possible options at least one preferred avoidance action in order to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road;
and if the at least one preferred avoidance action involves at least one possible option identified for the other user of the road, then generating a warning signal from the host vehicle in a direction towards the other user of the road in order to warn the other user of the road of the collision risk, the warning signal being sufficient to warn the other user without the other user having to have a transmitter/receiver to process the warning signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for collision warning in a host vehicle including: detecting a collision risk between the host vehicle and an other user of the road with a detection means based on input from at least one sensor which detects at least one parameter related to the other user of the road with respect to the host vehicle; identifying possible options to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road based on input from the detection means, wherein possible options for the host vehicle to avoid a collision are identified as well as possible options for the other user of the road to avoid a collision are identified; calculating among the identified possible options at least one preferred avoidance action in order to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road; and if the at least one preferred avoidance action involves at least one possible option identified for the other user of the road, then generating a warning signal from the host vehicle in a direction towards the other user of the road in order to warn the other user of the road of the collision risk.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for collision warning in a host vehicle comprising:
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detecting a collision risk between the host vehicle and an other user of the road with a detection means based on input from at least one sensor which detects at least one parameter related to the other user of the road with respect to the host vehicle; identifying possible options to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road based on input from the detection means, wherein possible options for the host vehicle to avoid a collision are identified as well as possible options for the other user of the road to avoid a collision are identified; calculating among the identified possible options at least one preferred avoidance action in order to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road; and if the at least one preferred avoidance action involves at least one possible option identified for the other user of the road, then generating a warning signal from the host vehicle in a direction towards the other user of the road in order to warn the other user of the road of the collision risk, the warning signal being sufficient to warn the other user without the other user having to have a transmitter/receiver to process the warning signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for collision warning in a host vehicle comprising:
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a detection means for detecting a collision risk between the host vehicle and an other user of the road based on input from at least one sensor which detects at least one parameter related to the other user of the road with respect to the host vehicle; an identifying means for identifying possible options to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road based on input from the detection means, wherein possible options for the host vehicle to avoid a collision are identified as well as possible options for the other user of the road to avoid a collision are identified; a calculating means for calculating among the identified possible options a preferred avoidance action in order to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and the other user of the road; and a warning signal generating means for generating a warning signal from the host vehicle in a direction towards the other user of the road if the preferred avoidance action involves a possible option identified for the other user of the road, the warning signal being understood by the user without further processing once generated by the warning signal generating means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for collision warning comprising:
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determining a collision risk between a first vehicle and second vehicle; determining at least one avoidance action for the second vehicle sufficient to avoid the collision risk with the first vehicle; facilitating issuance of a warning signal from the first vehicle in a direction towards the second vehicle in order to warn the second vehicle of the collision risk, the warning signal being sufficient to warn a driver of the second vehicle without the second vehicle having to process the warning signal with a transmitter/receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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